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No. 271,427. Patented Jan. 30, 1883.

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NTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM E. CRANDALL, NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,427, dated January 30, 183

Application led November 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. CRANDALL, ot the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact. description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming part of this'specitcation.

This invention has for its object an improvement in toys; and the invention is a. toy consisting of a series ot' blocks, each block having the form and ornamentation ot' a bound book, with a letter ofthe alphabet and a nu-mber placed on the back, and a series of pictures on the sides, havingnames commencing with said letter on its back.

The invention further consists in placing on the backs of said blocks a list ofthe pictures found on their sides; and the invention still further consists in combining with the aforesaid blocks a book-case, lall arranged for the purpose hereinafter described.

In the accompanyingsheet ot' drawings, Fignre l is a front elevation ot' blocks in case; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section ot' same, taken in line x x,14ig.1. Fig?, is a perspective View ot' a block out ot' case.

Si milar letters of referenceindicatelike parts in the several ligures.

As before stated, this invention is in the nature of a toy-that is, toy blockswhich will teach the child his letters, make him familiar with the naines ot' certain pictured objects, and at the same time enable him to cull numbers and letters on their backs. To that end I construct my blocks A ot' wood or any other suitable material, and of any convenient size, each block having the form, general appearance, and ornamentation of' a nook.

On the sides B of each block are placed a series ot pictures, C, ot objects, all of whose names begin with the same letter.; and on the back D of-each block is placed a numeral, a. and a letter ot' the alphabet, b. Besides this numeralv and letter the names ot' the pictures may be placed on the back of the block, which will indicate, in the nature ot' an index, the names of the pictures on the sides ot' the book, so that, to alll intents and purposes, each block will contain the salient features ot' a book-viz., the number ot' the volurne ony its back, pictures, and reading-matter, and an index, besides a oase to contain them.

Having now described my invention,what Iv claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A series ot toy blocks, each block. having the shape ot' a book,containingon its sides pictures and the names thereof, and on its back a numeral and letter ofthe alphabet, as and for the purpose described.

2. In a series` ol' toy blocks of' book form, an index on the back, in combination with pictures placed on the sides thereof, substantially as is shown and described.

3. With a series ot' toy blocks in book form,

the combination of a case, substantially as shown and described.

WM. E. GRANDALL.

Witnesses:

G. M. PLYMProN, JN0. N. BRUNs. 

